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We are co-designing one of our upcoming literary & methods classes. Ss want to explore thematic teaching/unit design & co-designing with Ss! Trevor MacKenzie

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A7 I’ve used YT, Adobe Spark – now Adobe Creative Cloud Express ThingLink Education VoiceThread Flip over the years- easy to use. #engsschat

A6 Id have a number of facts, inclusion of a primary source, analysis, and include to be creativity. I have jokingly said make me laugh or cry and my Ss have- WIN. #engsschat

A6 For resources I’ll use in instruction: Connection to standards and diversification of history and helping my Ss to see themselves in history. Reliable and engaging. #engsschat

A4 #engsschat Digital humanities allows for much cross-curricular opportunities. Our URichmond DSL Mapping Inequality has history, civics/govt, env sci, #GIS public health, primary docs & more including ArcGIS StoryMaps and new contextual essays w/learning resources dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redli…

A5 Dig storytelling can be used to engage in civic action. Also, teachers can bring in diverse history and perspectives, not in textbooks, to make our classes more inclusive. #engsschat

A4 Digital storytelling can bring in aspects/focus of other subjects into history connections. Love bringing in the Arts. Years ago I collaborated with the dig vid teacher to have my students make historical music videos. #engsschat

A3 So many skills when collaborating: teamwork, collaboration, assigning roles/delegation and leadership, scheduling, time management, prioritization, and media literacy. Also design elements and creativity. #engsschat

A2 We read Trevor Noah's born a crime next month. Students will complete a reflection and Heroes Journey after reading. #engsschat

A1 #engsschat Everything we do New American History intersects w/ some form of digital storytelling... ArcGIS StoryMaps to powerful videos, both in our newest American Visions site, or connecting stories through digital archives like the Valley of the Shadow project or Bunk

A2 My WH students create industrialization poems and annotate them. I have had them create world war battle radio shows in table groups and record them.
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A1 There is the T use of various digitial storytelling and incorporating them in instructional resources, such as MMTS resources, and then having Ss create. #engsschat

Hello #engsschat Liz - hs history T from CA joining tonight.